How to Install OpenEMR on Ubuntu 24.04 Server - Manual & Docker

How to Install OpenEMR on Ubuntu 24.04 Server

Learn how to install OpenEMR manually or via Docker on a VPS Linux environment. Powered by NETCLOUD24 - server VPS.

Requirements

• Ubuntu 24.04 Server (VPS Linux recommended)
• Root or sudo access
• 1 GB RAM minimum
• LAMP stack or Docker installed

Manual Installation of OpenEMR

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
sudo apt install apache2 mysql-server php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql php-cli php-curl php-zip php-gd php-mbstring php-xml php-soap git unzip -y

# Configure MySQL
sudo mysql_secure_installation

# Create OpenEMR database
sudo mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE openemr;
CREATE USER 'openemruser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'secure_password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON openemr.* TO 'openemruser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;

# Download OpenEMR
cd /var/www/html
sudo git clone https://github.com/openemr/openemr.git
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data openemr
sudo chmod -R 755 openemr

# Configure Apache
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/openemr.conf

Add the following Apache config:

<VirtualHost *:80>
  ServerName yourdomain.com
  DocumentRoot /var/www/html/openemr
  <Directory /var/www/html/openemr>
    Options FollowSymLinks
    AllowOverride All
    Require all granted
  </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

sudo a2ensite openemr
sudo a2enmod rewrite
sudo systemctl reload apache2

Open browser: http://yourdomain.com to continue installation wizard.

Docker Installation of OpenEMR

sudo apt update && sudo apt install docker.io docker-compose -y
sudo systemctl enable docker --now

# Clone OpenEMR Docker repo
cd /opt
sudo git clone https://github.com/openemr/openemr-devops.git
cd openemr-devops/docker

# Run containers
sudo docker-compose up -d

Access OpenEMR at: http://your-server-ip. Default credentials are in docker-compose.yml.

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